Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 10.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.70 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
10.70 million
in 2022
All-time low
5.90 million
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam stood at 10.70 million. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.4% over ten years.
That places Viet Nam 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.90 million | — |
| 2018 | 6.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.30 million | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 7.50 million | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 8.90 million | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 10.70 million | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 10.70 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.07 million | 5.90 million | 6.30 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.45 million | 7.50 million | 10.70 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12.00 million compare
- 30 Zimbabwe 11.20 million compare
- 31 Nepal 10.90 million compare
- 33 South Sudan 10.10 million compare
- 34 Haiti 9.70 million compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 9.50 million compare
More reference data data for Viet Nam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam?
- Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Viet Nam was 10.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.70 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.90 million in 2017.
- How does Viet Nam rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
- Viet Nam ranks 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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